Try this recipe, makes amazing burgers everytime:
1.5 pounds ground beef (prefer 80/20)
1 cup shredded cheese (Use your favorite cheese, avoid pre-shredded because it has added starch)
4 slices bacon, minced (Use your favorite bacon)
1/2 cup minced onion, (Make sure its finely minced so it mixes well into the meat patties, can use any type)
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce or Soy Sauce
1 tsp seasoning blend per pound of meat (This means you use 2 teaspoons for this recipe)
*For the seasoning blend, you can do a mix of onion, garlic, pepper, salt, sugar, etc. I actually prefer the Weber burger seasoning*
1. Prep ingredients.
2. Mix all ingredients together. I like using a burger press to get uniform patties, making 1/2 pound patties.
3. Grill, flipping only once, on medium high heat, until about 140 degrees (Fahrenheit). Flip once, approximately 6-7 minutes in (assuming 1/2 pound patties, which are about 1.5 inches thick). Add your favorite sliced cheese after flipping, I go for white-american almost every time.
4. Butter your favorite roll or bun and grill or broil until golden brown. Add your favorite condiments and veggies.
*I like a crap-ton of pickles, shredded lettuce, grey poupon, ketchup and mayo. I also frequently make sauteed mushrooms and caramelized onions*
5.When the burger hits 155-160 degrees (Fahrenheit), place them on your buns and chow down.
These burgers always get rave reviews from people that eat them. I always try to make extra so I can freeze some patties as a good standby. Gave some to my lady's mom, and she said she couldn't stop thinking about them for a week.
These are extremely juicy. The key to burgers is getting the temp right, overcooking will cause them to be dry, like a steak. The secret is the cheese and bacon fats keeping these patties juicy throughout the cook.
Here's a pic of the mess I made once:
